Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide a dust removing device and an air conditioner indoor unit with the same, so as to solve the problem that the inner side and the outer side of a filter screen in the prior art cannot be cleaned completely.
In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dust removing apparatus having a filter member and a first cleaning member for cleaning a first side of the filter member, the filter member being reciprocally moved along a predetermined trajectory, and a second cleaning member disposed at opposite sides of the predetermined trajectory from the first cleaning member, the second cleaning member for cleaning a second side of the filter member.
The dust removing device further comprises a first rotating part, the first rotating part is rotatably arranged, part of the filtering piece is wound on the first rotating part, the filtering piece is arranged at an air inlet of the dust removing device, the dust removing device is provided with a first moving channel, a second moving channel and a third moving channel, the first moving channel and the third moving channel are communicated through the second moving channel, the second moving channel is arranged around the circumference of the first rotating part, the first moving channel is located at one side of the third moving channel, which is close to the air inlet, the filtering piece reciprocates in the first moving channel, the second moving channel and the third moving channel, the first cleaning piece is located at one side of the second moving channel or one side of the third moving channel, and the second cleaning piece is located at the other side of the third moving channel.
The dust removing device further comprises a supporting frame, wherein the supporting frame is used for supporting the filter piece, the filter piece moves back and forth along the surface of the supporting frame, the surface of the supporting frame comprises a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface, the first supporting surface and the second supporting end are sequentially arranged along the moving direction of the filter piece, the first supporting surface is obliquely arranged from the first supporting end to the second supporting end in the direction of the first supporting end and faces upwards relative to the horizontal surface, the second cleaning piece is arranged opposite to at least part of the first supporting surface and is spaced from the first supporting surface, the second cleaning piece is located between the first supporting end and the second supporting end, the second cleaning piece is in contact with the second side of the filter piece, the second cleaning piece is provided with a first cleaning end and a second cleaning end which are sequentially arranged along the extending direction of the second cleaning piece, the first cleaning end extends to the edge of the filter piece or protrudes out of the edge of the filter piece, and the first cleaning end is lower than the second cleaning end.
Further, the first cleaning member is rotatably provided, and/or the second cleaning member is rotatably provided.
Further, the dust removing device also comprises a pressing part which is arranged at two opposite sides of the filter element with the first cleaning element, and the pressing part is pressed at the second side of the filter element.
Further, the dust removing device further comprises a supporting frame, wherein the supporting frame is used for supporting the filtering piece and is provided with an avoidance opening, and the first cleaning piece is contacted with the filtering piece through the avoidance opening.
The dust removing device further comprises a connecting rod, wherein the pressing part is used for pressing the middle part of the filter element, and the pressing part is connected with the supporting frame through the connecting rod.
The dust removing device further comprises a second rotating part and a connecting piece, wherein the second rotating part is rotatably arranged, the first end of the connecting piece is connected with the second rotating part, the second end of the connecting piece is connected with the filtering piece, and the second moving channel is positioned at one side of the first rotating part far away from the second rotating part.
Further, the dust removing device also comprises a dust collecting box which is positioned below the first cleaning piece and the second cleaning piece and is provided with a dust collecting opening for receiving dust.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an indoor unit of an air conditioner, including the dust removing device described above.
The dust removing device provided by the invention is provided with the filter element and the first cleaning element, and further comprises the second cleaning element which moves back and forth along the preset track, wherein the first cleaning element cleans the first side of the filter element, the second cleaning element and the first cleaning element are arranged on two opposite sides of the preset track and are used for cleaning the second side of the filter element, and in the process that the filter element moves back and forth along the preset track, the first side and the second side of the filter element are cleaned by the first cleaning element and the second cleaning element, so that the problem that the inner side and the outer side of the filter screen cannot be cleaned completely is solved.
Detailed Description
It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present application and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other. The application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments.
It should be noted that the following detailed description is illustrative and is intended to provide further explanation of the application. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs.
It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular is also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and furthermore, it is to be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" when used in this specification are taken to specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof.
The invention provides a dust removing device, referring to fig. 1 to 5, which comprises a filter element 20, a first cleaning element 10 for cleaning a first side of the filter element 20, and a second cleaning element 30, wherein the filter element 20 moves reciprocally along a preset track, and the second cleaning element 30 is arranged on two opposite sides of the preset track with the first cleaning element 10, and is used for cleaning a second side of the filter element 20.
The dust removing device provided by the invention is provided with the filter element 20 and the first cleaning element 10, and further comprises the second cleaning element 30, wherein the filter element 20 moves back and forth along a preset track, the first cleaning element 10 cleans the first side of the filter element 20, the second cleaning element 30 and the first cleaning element 10 are arranged on two opposite sides of the preset track and are used for cleaning the second side of the filter element 20, and in the process that the filter element 20 moves back and forth along the preset track, both the first side and the second side of the filter element 20 are cleaned by the first cleaning element 10 and the second cleaning element 30, so that the problem that the inner side and the outer side of a filter screen cannot be cleaned completely is solved.
It should be noted that, the filter element 20 located in the first moving channel 81 is used for filtering the air entering from the air inlet 80, the first side of the filter element 20 is the air inlet side when the filter element 20 filters the air, the second side of the filter element 20 is the lee side when the filter element 20 filters the air, that is, the first side of the filter element 20 is located at the side close to the air inlet 80 when the filter element 20 filters the air.
Specifically, the first cleaning member 10 and the second cleaning member 30 are both brushes.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the dust removing device further includes a first rotating portion 50, the first rotating portion 50 is rotatably disposed, a part of the filter 20 is wound around the first rotating portion 50, the filter 20 is disposed at an air inlet 80 of the dust removing device, the dust removing device has a first moving channel 81, a second moving channel 82 and a third moving channel 83, the first moving channel 81 and the third moving channel 83 are communicated through the second moving channel 82, the second moving channel 82 is disposed around a circumference of the first rotating portion 50, the first moving channel 81 is located at a side of the third moving channel 83 near the air inlet 80, the filter 20 reciprocates in the first moving channel 81, the second moving channel 82 and the third moving channel 83, wherein the first cleaning member 10 is located at one side of the second moving channel 82 or one side of the third moving channel 83, and the second cleaning member 30 is located at the other side of the third moving channel 83.
In particular, the filter 20 is reciprocally moved in the first, second and third moving passages 81, 82 and 83 by the driving of the first rotating portion 50, and both sides of the filter 20 are cleaned by the first and second cleaning members 10 and 30 during the reciprocal movement of the filter 20.
Specifically, the filter 20 includes a filter body 21 and a transmission portion 22, the filter body 21 is a filter screen, the transmission portion 22 has a first engagement tooth, the first rotation portion 50 includes a transmission gear 52, the transmission gear 52 has a second engagement tooth, and the transmission portion 22 is engaged with the transmission gear 52 through the first engagement tooth and the second engagement tooth.
Alternatively, two transmission parts 22 are provided, the two transmission parts 22 are located at opposite sides of the filter main body 21, the first rotation part 50 includes two transmission gears 52, the two transmission parts 22 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the two transmission gears 52, and each transmission part 22 is meshed with the corresponding transmission gear 52. This arrangement enables the first rotating portion 50 to reliably drive the filter element 20.
In particular, the filter element 20 is at least partially located in the first moving channel 81 and is disposed opposite to the air inlet 80 to filter the air entering the air conditioner from the air inlet 80, and the filter element 20 is moved from the first moving channel 81 to the second moving channel 82 by the meshing action of the transmission gear 52 of the transmission portion 22 and the first rotating portion 50 in the cleaning state, and the second moving channel 82 is disposed around the circumference of the first rotating portion 50, so that the moving direction of the filter element 20 is turned to enter the third moving channel 83, and the first side of the filter element 20 is cleaned by the first cleaning element 10 and the second side of the filter element 20 is cleaned by the second cleaning element 30 in the process that the filter element 20 enters the third moving channel 83 from the second moving channel 82.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the dust removing device further includes a first plate 84 and a second plate 85, the air inlet 80 is disposed through the first plate 84, a partition is disposed between the first plate 84 and the second plate 85, at least a portion of the first moving channel 81 is formed between the first plate 84 and the partition, and at least a portion of the third moving channel 83 is formed between the second plate 85 and the partition.
Specifically, the partition is a plate-like structure.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the dust removing device further includes a supporting frame 60 for supporting the filter 20, the filter 20 being reciprocally moved along a surface of the supporting frame 60, the surface of the supporting frame 60 including a first supporting surface 62, the first supporting surface 62 having a first supporting end and a second supporting end sequentially arranged along a moving direction of the filter 20, the first supporting surface 62 being disposed obliquely upward with respect to a horizontal plane in a direction from the first supporting end to the second supporting end, the second cleaning member 30 being disposed opposite at least a portion of the first supporting surface 62 and spaced apart from the first supporting surface 62, the second cleaning member 30 being in contact with a second side of the filter 20, the second cleaning member 30 having a first cleaning end and a second cleaning end sequentially arranged along an extending direction thereof, the first cleaning end being disposed to an edge of the filter 20 or protruding from the edge of the filter 20, the first cleaning end being disposed lower than the second cleaning end.
In particular, the second cleaning member 30 is located between the first supporting end and the second supporting end of the first supporting surface 62, and the first supporting surface 62 is disposed obliquely upward with respect to the horizontal plane in the direction from the first supporting end to the second supporting end, and the first cleaning end of the second cleaning member 30 extends to the edge of the filter member 20 or protrudes from the edge of the filter member 20, so that dust cleaned by the second cleaning member 30 by the filter member 20 can fall along the first cleaning end and does not remain on the surface of the filter member 20, and the first cleaning end is lower than the second cleaning end, so that the dust moves to the first cleaning end due to gravity.
Optionally, the first support surface 62 is an arcuate surface configured to fully conform to the first side of the first support surface 62 during movement of the filter element 20, thereby providing for more substantial contact between the second cleaning element 30 and the second side of the filter element 20.
Specifically, the dust removing device further comprises a dust removing main body, wherein the dust removing main body comprises the first plate 84, the second plate 85 and the separation part, the dust removing main body is arranged on the driving box 110 in a covering mode, two ends of the supporting frame 60 are fixing parts, and the two fixing parts are clamped between the dust removing main body and the driving box 110 to fix the supporting frame 60.
In this embodiment, the first cleaning element 10 is rotatably arranged and/or the second cleaning element 30 is rotatably arranged. Specifically, the first cleaning member 10 and the second cleaning member 30 are driven by one motor, respectively, to effect rotation.
In particular, the arrangement allows all surfaces of the first cleaning member 10 and the second cleaning member 30 to be in contact with the filter member 20 in the circumferential direction in the cleaning state, so that the filter member 20 is prevented from contacting only a part of the first cleaning member 10 and the second cleaning member 30, and the service lives of the first cleaning member 10 and the second cleaning member 30 are prevented from being affected.
In particular, the filter element 20 is driven by the first rotating portion 50 to move counterclockwise, and enters the second moving channel 82 from the first moving channel 81, and then enters the third moving channel 83, and during the movement, the first cleaning element 10 and the second cleaning element 30 move clockwise to clean the filter element 20. Such an arrangement enhances the cleaning effect.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the dust removing device further includes a pressing portion 40 disposed on opposite sides of the filter element 20 from the first cleaning element 10, and the pressing portion 40 is pressed against the second side of the filter element 20.
In particular, the pressing portion 40 is configured to make the filter element 20 in a tight state during the movement, so as to ensure that the filter element 20 can be in close contact with the first cleaning element 10, thereby effectively cleaning the first side of the filter element 20.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the dust removing apparatus further includes a supporting frame 60 for supporting the filter member 20, the supporting frame 60 having a relief opening through which the first cleaning member 10 contacts the filter member 20.
In particular, the relief opening is provided such that the first side of the filter element 20 is not blocked by the support frame 60, the filter element 20 is in contact with the first cleaning element 10 through the relief opening, so that the first side is sufficiently cleaned, and a movement space is provided in which the pressing portion 40 presses the filter element 20 to make the filter element 20 in a tight state.
Specifically, the relief opening is disposed opposite the first cleaning element 10, and extends through the support frame 60.
In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the pressing portion 40 is configured to be pressed against the middle portion of the filter 20, and the dust removing device further includes a connecting rod 61, where the pressing portion 40 is connected to the supporting frame 60 through the connecting rod 61.
In particular, the connecting rod 61 enables the pressing portion 40 to be stably connected to the supporting frame 60, so that a certain distance is provided between the pressing portion 40 and the supporting frame 60, and thus the filter 20 can be pressed by the pressing portion 40 and can pass through a gap between the pressing portion 40 and the supporting frame 60.
Specifically, the width of the pressing portion 40 is smaller than the width of the filter element 20, and the pressing portion 40 is pressed in the middle of the filter element 20, so that the filter element 20 is in a stretched state.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the dust removing device further includes a second rotating portion 70 rotatably disposed, a connecting member 100, wherein a first end of the connecting member 100 is connected to the second rotating portion 70, and a second end of the connecting member 100 is connected to the filter 20, and wherein the second moving channel 82 is located at a side of the first rotating portion 50 away from the second rotating portion 70.
In particular, the connection member 100 and the second rotating portion 70 are configured to enable the filter element 20 to be switched from the cleaning state to the operating state, in which at least a portion of the filter element 20 is disposed opposite the air inlet 80.
Specifically, the first rotating part 50 is driven by the first driving member 51 to rotate, the second rotating part 70 is driven by the second driving member 71 to rotate, the filter 20 enters a cleaning state under the driving action of the first rotating part 50, enters the second moving channel 82 and then enters the third moving channel 83 through the first moving channel 81, and the filter 20 enters an operating state under the driving action of the second rotating part 70, enters the second moving channel 82 and then enters the first moving channel 81 through the third moving channel 83. Wherein the first driving member 51 and the second driving member 71 are motors.
Specifically, the connecting piece 100 is a flexible piece, when the second rotating portion 70 drives the first end of the connecting piece 100 to rotate, the connecting piece 100 is wound on the second rotating portion 70, and the second end of the connecting piece 100 drives the filter 20 to move to be opposite to the air inlet 80.
In this embodiment, the dust removing apparatus further includes a dust box 90 under the first cleaning member 10 and the second cleaning member 30, the dust box 90 having a dust collecting port 91 for receiving dust.
Specifically, the dust box 90 is detachably disposed in the dust removing device, and when the dust box 90 is full of dust, it can be directly drawn out for cleaning.
Specifically, the dust collection port 91 is provided at the top of the dust collection box 90 to receive the first cleaning member 10 and the second cleaning member 30 to clean the dropped dust.
In specific implementation, the dust removing device further includes a driving box 110, which is used for accommodating the first rotating part 50, the first cleaning element 10, the second cleaning element 30 and the supporting frame 60, the driving box 110 is connected with the dust removing main body in a clamping manner, and the dust removing main body covers the opening of the driving box 110. Wherein, the dust box 90 is drawably arranged in the driving box 110, and the dust collecting port 91 is communicated with the cavity of the driving box 110.
The invention also provides an air conditioner indoor unit, which comprises the dust removing device in the embodiment.
The application solves the following technical problems that dust accumulation of the filter element 20 is caused by long-time use of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, the air conditioning performance and the physical health of a user are affected, and the filter element 20 of the air conditioner is required to be frequently disassembled and cleaned due to dirt blockage and is inconvenient to operate.
The application has the following beneficial effects:
the automatic dust removal of the indoor unit of the air conditioner can be realized, and the filter piece 20 is always kept clean, so that the refrigerating and heating performance of the air conditioner is ensured, the health hidden danger is eliminated, the problem that the filter piece 20 of the existing air conditioner needs manual disassembly and cleaning is solved, and the filter piece 20 is effectively cleaned without disassembly.
The application has the following advantages:
The dust removing mechanism is an automatic dust removing mechanism for a filter screen, the first cleaning element 10 and the second cleaning element 30 are utilized to clean the filter element 20, dust on the first side and the second side of the filter element 20 can be swept into the dust collecting box 90, the dust collecting box 90 can be pulled out for cleaning, and the pressing part 40 can enable the filter element 20 to be always kept in a tight state and be in contact with the first cleaning element 10 and the second cleaning element 30, so that the filter element is effectively cleaned.
From the above description, it can be seen that the above embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:
The dust removing device provided by the invention is provided with the filter element 20 and the first cleaning element 10, and further comprises the second cleaning element 30, wherein the filter element 20 moves back and forth along a preset track, the first cleaning element 10 cleans the first side of the filter element 20, the second cleaning element 30 and the first cleaning element 10 are arranged on two opposite sides of the preset track and are used for cleaning the second side of the filter element 20, and in the process that the filter element 20 moves back and forth along the preset track, both the first side and the second side of the filter element 20 are cleaned by the first cleaning element 10 and the second cleaning element 30, so that the problem that the inner side and the outer side of a filter screen cannot be cleaned completely is solved.
It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and the claims of the present application and the above figures are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that embodiments of the application described herein may be capable of being practiced otherwise than as specifically illustrated and described. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
Spatially relative terms, such as "above," "upper" and "upper surface," "above" and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "above" or "over" other devices or structures would then be oriented "below" or "beneath" the other devices or structures. Thus, the process is carried out, the exemplary term "above" may be included. Upper and lower. Two orientations below. The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.